| DESCRIPTION OF ENHANCEMENTS |
Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) Strategic Healthcare Group in
Kernel V. 8.0
Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) V. 1.0
Pharmacy Data Management (PDM) V. 1.0
Outpatient Pharmacy (OP) V. 7.0
Controlled Substances (CS) V. 3.0
This is the PSO patch that provides the following new functionality.
1. This Outpatient Pharmacy patch contains the software changes to process
digitally signed orders entered via the Computerized Patient Record
collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), requested
System (CPRS) V. 1.0 for schedule II controlled substances. This patch
lays the foundation for the future implementation of the Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI) once the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA)
regulations are revised and published, and will not be fully functional
in this patch.
2. This patch will ensure that no refills will be allowed for any
Outpatient Pharmacy prescription for a drug that contains an "F" in the
DEA SPECIAL HDLG field (#3) of the DRUG file (#50). This NON REFILLABLE
("F") code was introduced by the Pharmacy Data Management (PDM) V. 1.0
the development of the first Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) VistA pilot
patch PSS*1*61.
project, named Electronic Prescription Order Entry for Schedule II
Controlled Substances. The objective is to develop an electronic order
entry system for Schedule II controlled substances using digital
signatures. To make this project viable, modifications to the following
packages were identified:
National Drug File (NDF) V. 4.0
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